Toothpick ejector



, June 6, 1933. H. ALTINGER 1,913,324

I TOOTHPICK EJECTOl-- Filed Aug. s, 1931 :LEE

i parts in the drawing.`

Patentecllunea 6, 1933 HANS Ammann, OFJNEWXOERNI 'roo'rHPrcx i,Application filed August 3," i

vide a casing in which a channeldrum is rotatable, the; channel drumpicking tup a tooth pick every time the same is-rotated, and

"delivering said tooth pick to a chutewhich utilizes atray. i i

y '10 `The above and other objects `will become apparent in theydescription below inwhich characters of reference refer to like-named`naming briefly to am drawing, rgurei `is a longitudinal, sectional,elevationalfview of thetooth pick ejector,showing the Ibarrel in loadedcondition; 3

Figure 2 is a frontelevational `View of Fig-` i 3 is atop plan view'iof`Figure 1, showing the cover in open position.`

` 1, n Figure 4t is an enlarged, sectional, el`eva-` tional View throughthebarrel anda portionV of thechute wall, showing the `evictor tongue inactive position.

y i Referring in detail to the drawing, the `numeral 10 indicates a baseplatefrom Ywhich a l i pedestal 11 rises. This pedestal supports thebottom 12 of the rear casing wall 13 ofthe device. Extending from theedge of the bottom 12 are a pair" ofears 14: and 15`which are dey formedto provide saddles 16 into which tooth picks are precipitated bythemechanism.`

`The front Wall 17 of the casing is separated :from the rear wall and atits lower end is n "curved inwardly as indicated by the numeral 19,between the periphery `2O of the barrel 21 and the wall 17. The barrelis provided with `studs 22A at opposite ends which` are jour- `naled insuitable openings formed in the end walls 23 and 24 of the casing. `Oneof thesestuds 22is elongated to provide a means of mounting for aknurled thumb nut 25. At one position onthe periphery 20 of the barrel21 a longitudinal channel 26is formed and` extends parallel to the axisof said barrel.

This channel enters thebarrel in inclined relation thereto and isadapted to receive a tooth pick 27 as said channel passes beneath the"seal 354533,

`asaiii-picks Yin the took pier; hoppenes formed betweenjcurved chutewalls "269 land `3()I which v are `secured permanently and rigidly tofthe A fwalls `17 "and 13*re`spectively."` Aconvejye`` bert-esamiisadaptedto pack and distribute y these tooth picks 2r at therearpos'tjionirl the chamber l 28.1*5`C`ntinning `from" lower edgeof the`chutefwall `2f9 benea`tlr the ramp? 31 "are al (pair "of deformedtongues `32whi`cl`1fim extend into land are received in "annular"racef-` hay enter; theiehanneleelbeauseoftsf y `adetent Bljis provided.This detentis adapt-N i v ed to receive theycu'ryed enlcf arerlient 702y 3 Thedevice in opiatfion is adapted through 'a single rotation oftheknob 25 to expel a y "single :tooth pick upon the saddle 16 `from` ,iwhich theoperator ofthe device may readily 'mi removethe same byinserting the "tips of the yfngersbetween the tongues 14;- and 15. The`resilient `break finger 35 when tripping into the detent 34 `,indicatesthat the channel 26 in the barrel 21 is loadedkwith a tooth pick 80T andthe evictor tongues 32 have removed all but a single tooth pick fromthechannel or for preventing the falling into the channel of more thanVonetooth pick. By rotating the knob 25 in a clock-wise direction thebarrel `is i i ct1 t d i 'thvthlt th h 18, thereby providing ataperlngpassagewayarclm ey me am W1 1S um e@ an nel`26 is moved from the loadingposition beneath the tooth picks 27 to a position :where said channelassumes va downwardly inclined 90.1"

tooth picksthe door 36 is opened by swinging" 9e the saine about thehinge sleeves 37. y

It is'to be noted that certain'changes ini `form and construction may bemade without n `departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention, ,yi

I claim:

A device of the class described comprising an upright castingsubstantially rectangular in cross-section, a cylindrical barrel rotat-lably mounted in the lower part of said casing,

inwardly inclined walls on opposite sides of said easing integral withsaid casing and extending convergently toward the periphery of saidbarrel to form a hopper above said barrel7 the lower edges of saidwalls` being parallel to the axis of said barrel,- thelo-wer edge of oneof said walls substantially conn tacting with said periphery on a lineto one side of the axis of said barrel, the lower edge l of the other ofsaid walls lying at a distance fromI said periphery directly above saidaxis to provide ,a gap betweensaid' periphery and said .psecond-naniedlower edge, an outlet in saidl casing beneath said barrel, saidbarrel.20 having a surface channelextending parallel to theaxis of the barrel,said channel extending 'into the barrel at an angle to a radial linedrawn between the axis of the. barrel and the mouth of said channel, aperipheral groove on either side of said barrel extending entirely4around said barrel, resilient tongues extending froin said casingbeneath said secondnained loweredgeand riding in said grooves, the endsof said tongues being arcuately 30. lo'opedytheconvex sides of saidloops partly entering'lslaid channel as .said ends ride by said channelduring rotation of said barrel, saidlooped ends on said tongues beingyield- 1 ably movable between 4said periphery and;

saidsecond-nained lower edgeas a liinit stop.l

` In testimony whereof I'atlixiny signature.

HANS ALTINGER.

